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JohnBristol
Hi there,
I am after some advice on if I can fix this myself. I am far from a DIY master but I can handle the basics.
Background:
Boiler: Unsure I can't see any markings on the front just a white panel and some stickers from when it has been serviced by local companies.
Water tank: Megaflo
Red expansion tank
I noticed a few of our radiators at home were not getting very hot so I bled them all and on the last 2 which happened to be at the top of the house they never fully bled, i.e. no water came out. I tighten them anyway did not think much more about it. Then I noticed the boiler(in kitchen) started turning itself off after a few minutes, if I reset it it would stay on for a couple of minutes then turn off. I thought something was wrong so went to the airing cupboard with the water tank and expansion tank in. I noticed I could not hear anything from the pump so I thought it was broken, I pressed what looked like a reset button but I think is now a cycle between modes button and it made some noise and when I reset again the boiler fired and stay on and radiators got hot. This had been happening periodically for a couple of weeks and I have now notice that the pressure gauge below the expansion tank is between 0.1-0.2bar when cold, when the pump is on high and the boiler stays on it goes initially to 0 but slowly builds up to 0.5bar
Based on my research I think I need to repressurise the expansion tank. I am happy to do this but before I start doing something really silly I thought it would be an idea to put this out there and to see if I can fix this myself or if I need to get a professional in?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am after some advice on if I can fix this myself. I am far from a DIY master but I can handle the basics.
Background:
Boiler: Unsure I can't see any markings on the front just a white panel and some stickers from when it has been serviced by local companies.
Water tank: Megaflo
Red expansion tank
I noticed a few of our radiators at home were not getting very hot so I bled them all and on the last 2 which happened to be at the top of the house they never fully bled, i.e. no water came out. I tighten them anyway did not think much more about it. Then I noticed the boiler(in kitchen) started turning itself off after a few minutes, if I reset it it would stay on for a couple of minutes then turn off. I thought something was wrong so went to the airing cupboard with the water tank and expansion tank in. I noticed I could not hear anything from the pump so I thought it was broken, I pressed what looked like a reset button but I think is now a cycle between modes button and it made some noise and when I reset again the boiler fired and stay on and radiators got hot. This had been happening periodically for a couple of weeks and I have now notice that the pressure gauge below the expansion tank is between 0.1-0.2bar when cold, when the pump is on high and the boiler stays on it goes initially to 0 but slowly builds up to 0.5bar
Based on my research I think I need to repressurise the expansion tank. I am happy to do this but before I start doing something really silly I thought it would be an idea to put this out there and to see if I can fix this myself or if I need to get a professional in?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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